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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Back off

1. Imagine a killer whale coming towards a seal, or anything similar.


So, in a context like this, would this verb make sense:


"Back off."



2. And would we use this same (phrasal) verb, when speaking of a car is going 'backwards'?

  

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Christine Christie 1. Imagine a killer whale coming towards a seal, or anything similar. " You may have left out part of your question.

— CalifJim

  • Christine Christie 1.
  • Imagine a killer whale coming towards a seal, or anything similar.
  • " You may have left out part of your question.
  • On the face of it, you seem to be asking if you can say "The killer whale is backing off towards a seal" when you mean that the whale is coming towards a seal.
  • The answer is "no".
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Christine Christie1. Imagine a killer whale coming towards a seal, or anything similar.
So, in a context like this, would this verb make sense:"Back off."

You may have left out part of your question. On the face of it, you seem to be asking if you can say "The killer whale is backing off towards a seal" when you mean that the whale is coming towards a

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